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South Africa Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

South Africa wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the South Africa region.
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Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5

SW
4.0

SW
5.5

SW
4.5

SW
4.0

SW
4.0

SW
3.5

SW
3.0

SW
0.8

SSW
2.3

SW
2.4

SW
2.1

SW
2.1

SW
3.0

SW
2.1

SW
3.5

SW
1.7

SW
3.0

SW
3.0

SW
3.5

SW
3.0

SW
3.0

SW
Period(s) (?)13151414141514141412121111141116141313141413
Energy(?)2243714712153856868807444506930102731494172110461009326110085810117928242975421535922880
Wind
(km/h)
10
30
20
15
5
25
10
10
35
5
10
15
15
20
15
10
15
15
10
20
10
10
Wind State(?)cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
1.41

3:57PM
1.44
4:30AM
1.56

4:32PM
1.47
5:00AM
1.88
5:02AM
1.67
5:09PM
1.57

5:18AM
1.40
5:46PM
1.51

5:59AM
1.35
6:27PM
1.49

7:01AM
1.39
7:12PM
1.44

7:47AM
1.29

8:23PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:25PM
0.30
9:44AM
0.15

10:25PM
0.25
10:17AM
0.12

10:53PM
0.40
11:15AM
0.10

11:18PM
0.23
11:27AM
0.14

12:19AM
0.23
12:04PM
0.19

12:44AM
0.26
1:06PM
0.22

1:35AM
0.30
1:52PM
0.32

2:49AM
0.43
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Summary
clearrain shwrscloudysome cloudsclearclearclearclearclearsome cloudssome cloudssome cloudsrain shwrssome cloudsclearclearsome cloudsclearclearclearclearclear
Rain (mm)
-2----------1---------
High °C
14151212141514192313161313141714131414141514
Low °C
13141212131511122113141313131612121413141513
Chill °C (?)
1413910141413192312161212121614121214131414
Sunrise
-7:48--7:22--7:24--7:24--7:48--7:48--7:48--
Sunset
--5:52--5:27--5:12--5:53--5:28--5:54--5:55-
Swell1 (m) & direction
2.5

SW
4.0

SW
5.5

SW
4.5

SW
4.0

SW
4.0

SW
3.5

SW
3.0

SW
0.9

E
2.3

SW
2.4

SW
2.1

SW
2.1

SW
3.0

SW
2.1

SW
3.5

SW
1.7

SW
3.0

SW
3.0

SW
3.5

SW
3.0

SW
3.0

SW
Period (s)13151414141514141012121111141116141313141413
Swell2 (m) & direction
-

-

-

-
0.4

ENE
0.3

E
0.4

E
1.3

E
0.8

SSW

-
0.9

E
0.2

WSW
0.5

SW
0.2

E
1.0

SW
0.7

E

-

-

-

-

-

-
Period (s)----101011814-91816101511------
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-

-

-

-

-
1.1

ENE

-
1.7

ENE

-

-

-
0.3

N

-

-

-
0.5

NNW

-

-

-

-

-
Period (s)------5-6---3---4-----

List of all animated swell maps

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